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Typical of the brushed aluminum on these truck: beautiful, but the clear coat hazes and turns chalky. What to do? Sand down the original clear coat. It is quite a bit tougher than I thought, but use 180 grit. Remove any scratches with the 180 grit at this point. Then even out the sanding grain with about 320 grit. If there are dents, you can separate the front and back halves carefully, carefully smooth out the dents from the back side, then once again, even out the grain with progressively finer grit to 320. Put the halves back together. The edges that are not brushed must also be stripped to bare metal. Sand down through progressively finer grits to 2000 grit. Use metal buffing and compound to remove the final scratches, and then recoat with a clear coating designed for bare metal. I used ProtectaClear from Everbrite on my recent trim reconditioning. It brought back a new look to junkyard trim.